The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII, in cooperation with the Mines and Geosciences Bureau Employees Association Region XIII Chapter, conducted the MGB Kids for the Environment Annual Fest on June 24, 2023 at the MGB Regional Office No. XIII Training Center in Surigao City. Attended by the children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews of MGB Regional Office No. XIII employees, the said event started with the Welcome Remarks of Regional Director Larry M. Heradez.  It was then followed by the presentation on Solid Waste Management given by For. Enjie G. Pacillos-Cañete, Senior Environmental Management Specialist. After the presentation, For. Pacillos-Cañete taught the children how to segregate waste and put the three R’s of waste management (reduce, reuse and recycle) into practice.  The children also posted their pledges to eliminate waste and protect the environment on the commitment wall. On the same note, the children took delight in the continue reading : MGB Kids for the Environment Annual Fest: Advocating green practices and celebrating friendships

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII, in cooperation with the Provincial Government of Surigao del Norte, City Government of Surigao, Chamber of Mines of Caraga Region Incorporated, Caraga Mine Environmental Management Council, Inc., Caraga Mine Safety and Health Council, Philippine Society of Mining Engineers Caraga Chapter, and Community Relations, Education and Development Officers Organization-Caraga, Inc. held the Media Forum on June 1, 2023 at the Philippine Gateway Hotel in Surigao City.   The activity aimed to heighten public awareness of the 2023 Environment Month Celebration with the theme No To Waste: Advancing Circular Economy To #beatplasticpollution.  It also aimed to foster the participation of and dialogue between the media and the mining stakeholders in achieving their common goals of responsible mining, environmental preservation and socioeconomic development. At the program, messages were delivered by representatives of Governor Lyndon S. Barbers and Mayor Pablo Yves L. Dumlao II, PENR Officer continue reading : Media Forum: Sustaining dialogues and linkages

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau conducted the Mines and Geosciences Bureau Employees Association Continuing Employees Welfare Program and Benefits Forum (Series VI) on May 17 to 19, 2023 at the Swiss-Belhotel Blulane in Sta. Cruz, Manila. The theme of this year’s forum is Building a Healthy and Productive MGB Workforce through a Sustained Workplace Wellness Program. It was spearheaded by the MGBEA National Chapter and participated by Officers of MGBEA National, Central and Regional Chapters. The three-day event aimed to introduce and promote the basic concepts and principles of Workplace Wellness to strengthen the Collective Negotiation Agreement (CNA) provisions on Employees Welfare and Development. Day One focused on the lecture presentations (re-echo of CSC-CSI Course) on the Eight (8) Dimensions of Workplace Wellness given by the selected MGBEA National Officers. These dimensions are physical, mental/emotional, occupational health and safety, social/community, career, spiritual, financial, and intellectual. A continuation of the lectures continue reading : MGBEA Forum: Fostering Workplace Wellness

Based on the platform London Metal Exchange (LME), the trend as to the performance of nickel prices declined in the first three months of the year 2023. As shown in the graph, there was a big drop of approximately 23.39% in the prices from US$31,118 per metric ton (MT) on the 3rd day of January 2023 to US$23,838 per MT on the last day of March 2023.  The LME is a world center for the trading of industrial metals. Some of the observed factors considered in the decrease of the nickel prices are as follows: Increasing supply from Indonesia coupled with a slower-than-forecast demand rebound from China that hit the market in the first quarter, which created a slowdown at a time when the industry is still recovering from the year 2022 LME meltdown. (The LME nickel meltdown is attributed to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 which sparked continue reading : Nickel prices weakened in the 1st quarter of CY 2023

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau conducted the Mines and Geosciences Bureau Employees Association Continuing Employees Welfare Program and Benefits Forum (Series VI) on May 17 to 19, 2023 at the Swiss-Belhotel Blulane in Sta. Cruz, Manila. The theme of this year’s forum is Building a Healthy and Productive MGB Workforce through a Sustained Workplace Wellness Program. It was spearheaded by the MGBEA National Chapter and participated by Officers of MGBEA National, Central and Regional Chapters. The three-day event aimed to introduce and promote the basic concepts and principles of Workplace Wellness to strengthen the Collective Negotiation Agreement (CNA) provisions on Employees Welfare and Development. Day One focused on the lecture presentations (re-echo of CSC-CSI Course) on the Eight (8) Dimensions of Workplace Wellness given by the selected MGBEA National Officers. These dimensions are physical, mental/emotional, occupational health and safety, social/community, career, spiritual, financial, and intellectual. A continuation of the lectures continue reading : MGBEA Forum: Fostering Workplace Wellness

Based on the platform London Metal Exchange (LME), the trend as to the performance of nickel prices declined in the first three months of the year 2023. As shown in the graph, there was a big drop of approximately 23.39% in the prices from US$31,118 per metric ton (MT) on the 3rd day of January 2023 to US$23,838 per MT on the last day of March 2023.  The LME is a world center for the trading of industrial metals. Some of the observed factors considered in the decrease of the nickel prices are as follows: Increasing supply from Indonesia coupled with a slower-than-forecast demand rebound from China that hit the market in the first quarter, which created a slowdown at a time when the industry is still recovering from the year 2022 LME meltdown. (The LME nickel meltdown is attributed to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 which sparked continue reading : Nickel prices weakened in the 1st quarter of CY 2023

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII, in cooperation with the Mines and Geosciences Bureau Employees Association Region XIII Chapter, conducted the MGB Kids for the Environment Annual Fest on June 24, 2023 at the MGB Regional Office No. XIII Training Center in Surigao City. Attended by the children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews of MGB Regional Office No. XIII employees, the said event started with the Welcome Remarks of Regional Director Larry M. Heradez.  It was then followed by the presentation on Solid Waste Management given by For. Enjie G. Pacillos-Cañete, Senior Environmental Management Specialist. After the presentation, For. Pacillos-Cañete taught the children how to segregate waste and put the three R’s of waste management (reduce, reuse and recycle) into practice.  The children also posted their pledges to eliminate waste and protect the environment on the commitment wall. On the same note, the children took delight in the continue reading : MGB Kids for the Environment Annual Fest: Advocating green practices and celebrating friendships

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII, in cooperation with the Provincial Government of Surigao del Norte, City Government of Surigao, Chamber of Mines of Caraga Region Incorporated, Caraga Mine Environmental Management Council, Inc., Caraga Mine Safety and Health Council, Philippine Society of Mining Engineers Caraga Chapter, and Community Relations, Education and Development Officers Organization-Caraga, Inc. held the Media Forum on June 1, 2023 at the Philippine Gateway Hotel in Surigao City.   The activity aimed to heighten public awareness of the 2023 Environment Month Celebration with the theme No To Waste: Advancing Circular Economy To #beatplasticpollution.  It also aimed to foster the participation of and dialogue between the media and the mining stakeholders in achieving their common goals of responsible mining, environmental preservation and socioeconomic development. At the program, messages were delivered by representatives of Governor Lyndon S. Barbers and Mayor Pablo Yves L. Dumlao II, PENR Officer continue reading : Media Forum: Sustaining dialogues and linkages